ESC: Join our community at a permaculture farm in Spain

The Mas Les Vinyes Cooperative was born with the aim of creating a system that would allow a more sustainable way of living that respects nature and, at the same time, be a formative and demonstrative space of an ecological and regenerative system. The Cooperative manages a farm and a training center in the center of Catalonia (Lluçanès) following the principles of permaculture to design the farm where food production (biodynamic agriculture, food forests and integrated livestock) coexists with the community life, regenerative forest management and resilience. The short and long term objectives can be summarized in working to reduce our needs, to be less and less dependent on external energy (fossil energy, nutrients, etc.) moving towards a greater resilience,closing cycles, greater production, more nutrients . For this we have planned, And have in progress the following actions or systems: stabilize the productive organic Orchard getting reduce the energy provided, transform cereal fields into food forests or similar forestry, establish rational integrated grazing for soil regeneration, continue working to close cycles (water purification ponds, compost creation, vermiculture, etc.), design the management of the 20 forest hectares , rebuild the hoy se spaces with bioconstruction principles, among others. All our team is constantly Increasing Their knowledge in topics related to permaculture, agriculture, bioconstruction, PRV, organic beekeeping, phytotherapy, etc. We are part of the Woofing and Workaway volunteer networks from the beginning of the project and we value very positively the exchange of energy and knowledge that we are having with the volunteers. Being a holistic project which includes projects of different characteristics, allows people with different concerns and profiles to approach to the project where they can learn and contribute the most. The principles of Permaculture talk about taking care of the earth, the people and sharing knowledge and surpluses. transmitting these values to people who collaborate with the project is an opportunity to share the social, economic and environmental changes that we propose and carry out to practice. Sharing our experiences we feel that we are giving new tools to young people to change their view on food production, their relationship with nature and the many possibilities they have to satisfy their needs.